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At the start of the war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to occupy Kyiv’s government quarters and assassinate the Ukrainian president, Ukrainian intelligence and security officials allege. When Mr. Putin needed more soldiers on fast-crumbling front lines, the warlord rounded up thousands of men, sometimes forcibly, and sent them in, according to Chechen residents.

☆ Ukraine Fends Off Fresh Wave of Drone Attacks on Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ukrainian air defenses repelled a wave of Russian strikes in Kyiv on Wednesday, knocking at least 13 drones out of the sky, with explosions reported in the historical center of the city. Russia has increasingly reverted to the use of its Iranian-made drones after receiving what was likely a new shipment of them earlier this month. Even after Ukraine shot down the first shipment, Iranian officials were carrying out training on their Mohajer and Shahed 136-series drones in Crimea, Ukrainian officials said.

☆ Russia Launches New Drone Attacks as Partnership With Iran Deepens
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russia launched fresh attacks with Iranian-made drones early Saturday over Ukraine, where the country’s southern command said it shot down 10 of the unmanned aerial systems, an indication that Moscow has replenished its supply of the drones as the two countries move toward what the U.S. has called a full defense partnership. Ukraine’s southern command said it shot down four Shahed-136 drones in the Kherson region, four more in the Mykolaiv region and two in the Odessa region.

☆ Russians March on Foot to Advance Yards in Bloody Eastern Ukraine Battle
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Thomas Grove | Photographs Serhii Korovayny For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BAKHMUT, Ukraine—Oleksander Matviyenko, a junior officer in the Ukrainian army here on one of the most hotly contested front lines of the war, fights off Russian attacks with other defenders nearly every day. But they keep on coming. “We shoot at them, they send more. It doesn’t end,” said Lt. Matviyenko, 26, a yellow-and-blue Ukrainian flag patched onto his olive-green uniform. “There’s so many of them.”

☆ Russia Presses Assault in Eastern Ukraine in a Bid to Encircle Kyiv Forces
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russia pressed its assault against eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the U.K.’s Defense Ministry said Saturday, while Ukraine’s general staff said it was holding off Russian attacks in the region aimed at encircling Kyiv’s positions there. Bakhmut has been a priority for Russia since the end of the summer, when Russian forces suffered a setback in the country’s south and the Russian paramilitary group Wagner began a push there.

One of the most influential voices bolstering Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine belongs to a 71-year-old billionaire who argued that a war could prove Russia’s strength. Yuri Kovalchuk, for decades a close friend of the Russian leader, shares Mr. Putin’s vision of Russia as a powerful military and cultural counterpoint to the U.S., people who know him say. The billionaire and Mr. Putin have met frequently since the start of the war in February, and also talk by phone or video, according to a friend of the Kovalchuk family as well as to a former Russian intelligence official.

☆ Russia Strikes Maternity Ward in Southern Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rescuers at the site of a maternity ward destroyed by a Russian missile attack in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Wednesday. KYIV, Ukraine—Russian missiles struck a hospital and other civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s east and south, killing at least three people including an infant, while Western officials questioned the extent of Moscow’s weapon supplies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a strike on a maternity ward in Vilnyansk in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia was intentional.

☆ Russian Missile Strikes Knock Out Power in Ukrainian Cities
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russia unleashed one of its biggest barrages of missiles across Ukraine since the start of the war Wednesday, with strikes on critical infrastructure cutting off power and water supplies in the capital and several other cities, Ukrainian authorities said. The strikes killed six people and wounded more than 30, officials said. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said about 70 Kalibr cruise missiles were launched mostly from Russian aircraft inside Russia and 51 were destroyed by Ukraine. Twelve cruise missiles were shot down in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, the ministry said.

☆ Ukraine Says It Will Investigate Videos of Dead Russian Soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Videos that pointed to the killing of a group of surrendering Russian soldiers in Ukraine has triggered accusations of war crimes from both sides. KYIV, Ukraine—Video snippets that pointed to the killing of a group of surrendering Russian soldiers in Ukraine triggered accusations of war crimes from both sides and an investigation by the Ukrainian government. One video shows a group of soldiers surrendering to other military personnel wearing yellow armbands, an identifier used by Ukrainian troops. The soldiers who are surrendering wore red arm bands that are typically used by Russian troops.

☆ Russian Forces Reposition After Kherson Retreat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Ian Lovett | Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KHERSON, Ukraine—Russian troops re-established new lines of defense following their withdrawal from the strategic southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for justice for Russian war crimes in an address to world leaders. Mr. Zelensky, speaking via video at a summit of the Group of 20 nations in Indonesia, demanded that Russia free Ukrainian prisoners and that Moscow’s troops and officers face a special tribunal for alleged war crimes, as well as outlining a series of conditions to end the conflict.

☆ Russian Missile Strikes Hit Kyiv, Other Ukrainian Cities
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Thomas Grove | Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KHERSON, Ukraine—Russian forces unleashed a volley of missiles across Ukraine on Tuesday, hitting residential buildings near Kyiv’s government district days after Moscow suffered a major battlefield setback, government officials said. “There’s an attack on the capital,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram, adding that at least one person had been killed. “Medics and rescue workers are at the scene of the strikes.”

☆ Russia Strikes Ukrainian Cities With Missiles After Its Retreat From Kherson
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Thomas Grove | Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KHERSON, Ukraine—Russian forces unleashed a volley of missiles across Ukraine on Tuesday, striking the country’s already beleaguered energy infrastructure and residential buildings in Kyiv days after Moscow suffered a major battlefield setback, government officials said. “There’s an attack on the capital,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram, adding that at least one person had been killed. “Medics and rescue workers are at the scene of the strikes.”

☆ As Russian Army Falters in Ukraine, Paramilitary Leader Close to Putin Flexes Power
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For years, Russian entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin supported President Vladimir Putin’s foreign military interventions from the shadows with his Wagner paramilitary group. Now, the man known as “Putin’s chef” for his Kremlin-linked catering business is leveraging his fighters’ prominence on the battlefield to boost his influence over the military and in the Kremlin. Analysts say Wagner’s expanded role exposes the haplessness of Russia’s war effort.

☆ Russia Pulls Commander in Ukraine Following Criticism Over Battlefield Losses
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russia removed a top military commander in Ukraine following criticism from some of President Vladimir Putin’s top allies over the officer’s responsibility for a recent chaotic retreat in the country’s northeast that underscored Russian weaknesses on the battlefield. Col. Gen. Alexander Lapin , responsible for the Central Military District, Russia’s largest, was the last of Russia’s regional commanders still in place amid Moscow’s faltering invasion. It was unclear whether he had been suspended or removed from his post.

☆ Why Russia accused China of copying its stealth fighter design
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

China is often accused of stealing plans for the US F-22 and F-35 to design its J-20 stealth jet. A Chinese J-20. Russia called out the J-20's similarities with the MiG 1.44 immediately after the Chinese fighter was revealedRussia's Su-47 Berkut forward-swept wing aircraft. REUTERS/StringerMikoyan has denied providing any kind of support for China's stealth fighter development which dates back to well before the J-20 was officially unveiled. "It looks like they got access … to documents relating to the Mikoyan — the aircraft that the Ministry of Defence skipped over in its tender to create a stealth fighter," he said.

☆ Russia Has Destroyed Nearly a Third of Ukraine’s Power Stations, Zelensky Says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russian missiles have destroyed nearly a third of Ukraine’s electrical power stations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday, after Moscow launched a fresh volley of strikes that hit homes and power installations across the country, seeking to crush Ukraine’s energy supply ahead of winter. The strikes have caused rolling blackouts since Oct. 10, when Russia first responded to Ukraine’s battlefield victories with an uptick of strikes on critical infrastructure. Ukraine has tried to distribute power across its electrical grid to repair and service residents.

☆ Russia’s Top Ukraine Commander Sees Invasion Faltering in South, but Missile Strikes Take Toll on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Thomas Grove | Yuliya Chernova | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russia’s top military commander in Ukraine signaled Moscow’s hold on the southern city of Kherson was weakening, and Ukraine said Russian strikes since last week had knocked out some 30% of its power-plant infrastructure, raising concerns of countrywide blackouts. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the recently appointed commander of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, gave a rare pessimistic take of his invading forces’ position, telling state television Tuesday that the situation in Kherson “is not at all easy right now” and that the priority in the south was preserving civilians and military personnel.

☆ Russia’s Top Ukraine Commander Sees Invasion Faltering in South
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Thomas Grove | Yuliya Chernova | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russia’s top military commander in Ukraine gave a rare pessimistic take of his invading forces’ position, suggesting their hold on the southern city of Kherson was weakening. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the recently appointed commander of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, told state television Tuesday that the situation in Kherson “is not at all easy right now” and that the priority in the south was preserving civilians and military personnel.

Eight months into Ukraine’s war with Russia, its emerging strategy is combining classic military operations with opportunism on the battlefield to exploit the incompetence of Russian forces—and is changing the course of the battle. Ukraine’s command structure encourages junior officers to make in-the-moment battlefield decisions, an authority that they have used to seize opportunities and quickly take advantage of enemy weaknesses.

☆ Ukraine Downs Nine Russian Aircraft, Boosting Battlefield Pressure on Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV—Ukraine’s air defenses dealt Russia’s Air Force some of its heaviest blows in months over the weekend, shooting down four war planes and five drones, highlighting the losses Russians are taking in the air. The Ukrainian strikes follow some of the biggest gains by Kyiv since the start of the war and maintain Ukraine’s momentum on the battlefield. The losses raised the number of Russian planes downed to about 60 since the start of the invasion.

☆ Ukraine Downs 12 Russian Aircraft, Boosting Battlefield Pressure on Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV—Ukraine dealt Russia’s Air Force some of its heaviest blows in months over the weekend, shooting down four war planes and eight Iranian-made drones that Russia has recently deployed, Ukrainian officials said, highlighting the losses Russians are taking as they try to boost control of the air. The Ukrainian strikes follow some of the biggest gains by Kyiv since the start of the war and maintain Ukraine’s momentum on the battlefield. The losses raised the number of Russian planes downed to about 60 since the start of the invasion.

☆ Facing Russian Mobilization, Ukraine Holds Steady to Maintain Momentum
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

After seven months of war, Ukraine now faces Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to mobilize more than a quarter of a million men for his invasion, in what the Kremlin hopes will be a display of the massive human resources available to it. Kyiv’s response: Keep calm and continue tactics that have proven to work.

MOSCOW—In a major escalation of the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the threat of a nuclear response in the conflict in Ukraine and ordered the country’s reservists to mobilize as Moscow seeks to buttress his army’s flagging manpower and regain the offensive following stinging losses on the battlefield. “Russia will use all the instruments at its disposal to counter a threat against its territorial integrity, this is not a bluff,” Mr. Putin said in a national address that blamed the West for the continuing conflict in Ukraine where he said his troops were facing the best of Western troops and weapons.

MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered reservists to mobilize and hinted that he would consider using nuclear weapons in the conflict, escalating the war in Ukraine following stinging losses on the battlefield and drawing harsh criticism from President Biden and a call for just punishment from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky . “Russia will use all the instruments at its disposal to counter a threat against its territorial integrity—this is not a bluff,” Mr. Putin said in a national address that blamed the West for the conflict in Ukraine, where he said his troops were facing the best of Western troops and weapons.

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